Positive+
September 6 – 28, 1997
Exhibition, Installation, Performance Art, Workshop, Series
About the Program
Positive+ was an extensive community activist project meant to provide a forum for addressing issues relating to AIDS in the post-cocktail era and the silence surrounding HIV that had historically characterized the Vancouver art scene. The project included a series of intensives and workshops, open-call and curated group exhibitions, and several installations and performances, all of which acted as the foundation for community discussion. Among the works presented were an installation by Nhan duc Nguyen at the Roundhouse where participants created remembrances to loved ones by folding small paper boats, and two performances exploring the experience of living with HIV/AIDS by Oraf and Zachery Longboy.Identifier
1997.0906 POSPrograms in this series
The Stone ShowCollection
grunt gallery Programming ArchiveLocation
grunt gallery (second location)116-350 E. 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 4R8
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations
Helen Pitt Gallery
822 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 6M3
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations
Roundhouse Community Arts Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6Z 2W3
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations
Video In Studios
1965 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 3C1
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations
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